Decision Workspace
hassle-rs vs shader-sense vs oak-hlsl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
hassle-rs
growingv0.12.0
HLSL compiler library, this crate provides an FFI layer and idiomatic rust wrappers for the new DXC HLSL compiler and validator.
60
shader-sense
stablev1.3.2
Library for runtime shader validation and symbol inspection
56
oak-hlsl
experimentalv0.0.11
HLSL language parser with support for modern shader programming and graphics pipeline features.
Core Metrics
| hassle-rs | shader-sense | oak-hlsl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2M | 9.8K | 341 |
| 30d Downloads | 202.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 100 | 31 | 0 |
| Releases | 24 | 21 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 346d ago | 1d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 1y 5m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
hassle-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
shader-sense
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
oak-hlsl
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hassle-rs | shader-sense | oak-hlsl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 1.3.2 | 0.0.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 147KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •shader-sense leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hassle-rs has the most downloads (4.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hassle-rs, oak-hlsl are pre-1.0 — API may change.